Making Homemade Butter with the Blendtec Blender {Blendtec Giveaway!!}

So, ya’ know, I was just sitting at home this morning and decided to make homemade butter. No big deal.

For some of you making homemade butter may not be a big deal, but to me? Homemade butter = big deal.

I had no idea how easy butter was to make. Heavy whipping cream and if you desire, a dash of salt, an awesome Blendtec Blender and voila – butter!

The Blendtec Total Blender Classic Wildside blender is one powerful machine. It can handle the soft (but still very cool) jobs, like butter, but it can also tackle more strenuous jobs like ice crushing and fruit smoothie making. Milkshakes, salad dressings, nut butters and more… this machine is honestly more than I ever imagined I could get from a blender. It does it all so effortlessly, just like making butter.

My friends at Blendtec have offered to give away one Blendtec Total Classic Wildside Blender (ARV $454.95) plus Twister Jar (ARV $119) to one lucky Dine & Dish reader. I’m so excited to share this giveaway with you all because it is truly an incredible appliance. I know you’ll love it!

To enter the giveaway, I’m trying something new to make entering easier for you. See all the instructions below. Thanks for entering and sharing with your friends. Best of luck! Oh.. and see below the Rafflecopter giveaway info for instructions on how to easily make your own butter with Blendtec!

When I was younger I went to an activity where we made homemade butter the old fashioned way… or an old fashioned way. We were each given a jar with whipping cream in it and we rolled it, shook it, etc for a while until we actually got butter. I think that is why I’m astounded that people don’t know that butter comes from cream – after all I made some when I was about 10!

I’d love to make good green smoothies…my blender just doesn’t quite cut it. I’m honestly a little infatuated with these blenders, but I have not been able to justify the expense. I would LOVE to win one!

If I won, I would make my kids favorite smoothie first in this beauty. My old blender broke while I was making the kids’ favorite smoothie and they’ve been asking for some…but I haven’t get a new blender yet. This giveaway came just in time! I’m keeping my fingers’ crossed.

I would make ice cream… the healthy version. Frozen fruit(add veggies if you want), liquid(milk or juice), ice if needed… blend. It’s basically a thick fruit smoothie, but more fun. Ice cream for breakfast anyone? =D

I would make homemade peanut butter with just pure nuts! And almond butter too with just pure raw almonds! So hard nowadays to find true good pure pb in the store without all the junk! 🙂
Would love one of these – thank you!

Hummus with pure chickpeas, olive oil and spices for a healthy veggie dip for celery, carrots, crackers and pitas! Thank you so much as I don’t currently own a blender! Would definitely put this red cute Blendtec to work! LOL!

If I won this blender, the first thing I would make is margaritas! My brother and I have tried several different blenders to get our margaritas the right consistency (you know, like the amazing ones at Mexican restaurants?!? 🙂 ). I’m pretty sure this blender would work miracles 🙂

I would probably make powdered sugar. I can’t have cornstarch and it’s so expensive to buy the gluten-free stuff. I read on the Blendtec site you can make powdered sugar with just regular sugar, so I’d try that.

What an awesome blender I can think of so many useses I would have for it and I really need it my blender went out on me and it belonged to my boyfriends mother and she passed away in 1976 so it was really old.

I would love to have a blend tec. I have been reviewing them and vita mixers the last couple days, and was going to go with a blend tec. I would make pesto, and peanut butter, plus tons more things. Thanks for the chance to win!

I would probably make almond butter, then cashew butter, then on to peanut butter. Our local grocery has a ‘make your own nut butter’ station, but it seems a little untidy and I’m a stickler for tidy. Would love to be able to make my own at home.

I have made homemade butter (the old fashioned way by churning) all throughout my childhood, but this blender makes it a snap. The possibilities of this blender are endless. I think would inaugurate it with margaritas then work on sauces, masalas, and chutneys.

Oh, wow, that brings back memories! My mother-in-law collected butter churns and let my kids make butter when they went to her house. This way is much easier and faster. Either way it tastes soooo good.

1957, I remember when we made home made butter in 1st grade. My teacher brought to school a small glass butter churn. We all took turns turning the paddles. It was cold outside, so after it setup she poured the liquid off of it and set it out on the fire escape. Later in the afternoon, she got out a box of saltine crackers and brought in the cold butter. It was so delicious. Butter on saltines is still a favorite of mine!

I would LOVE to win this blender! I would make nut butter and almond flour with it. We’re gluten free, so I spend a lot of “quality” time with my blender. It’s on its last legs and I’ve been dying for a Blendtec. Thanks for a great giveaway!!!

I don’t currently own a blender and I need one so bad, I burned up the last one using it as a food processor, so then I bought a food processor but didn’t replace the blender. This looks like it would be perfect to make smoothies or fruit/vegetable purees.

There have been a bunch of creamy soup recipies that I want to make, but I don’t have a blender that can handle the job. This would be perfect for those recipies!! And I love the idea of making butter this way. We made butter once when I was young and I would love to be able to make some for my children… we got fresh, non-pasturized milk from a neigbor’s dairy, skimmed the cream and made butter! YUMMMMM

Well…I was going to say a smoothie with spinach in it because I know there wouldn’t be any tiny pieces like my cheapo blender leaves. But now I might have to say butter – who knew a blender could do that?!

We made butter with the kids one night shaking jars and dancing around. It was fun, but we can’t do that all the time…this is a great idea! Oh, and use a cheesecloth, we just used my dish towels and they stunk and I had to wash them 3 times!

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Over 300 comments! I hope that you have an assistant.
I found you recently at Pinterest when I was looking for pumpkin recipes. Your Oatmeal Pumpkin Bundt Cake led me to your blog. I am in the middle of making the cake right now. I entered the Blendtec contest but the comment feature did not work. I would begin a smoothie cleanse to jump start my personal health project which I will be documenting at my blog HEALTH COACH. I would like to demonstrate what is possible at 52, primarily through basic health habits.
I want to thank you for your excellent blog and for the contest.

I read Gone Girl and loved it. I started reading Sharp Objects but it has yet to draw me in. It’s a little slow. I’m hoping it picks up the way Girl with the Dragon Tattoo did. The first 100 pages of that book were so boring but then it picked up and I couldn’t put it down. Since I gave up on SO I started reading The Boy in the Suitcase. It’s pretty good so far.

THIS BUTTER!! That is the first thing. Then your beautiful pumpkin milkshake. BTW, I LOVED this line.
“For some of you making homemade butter may not be a big deal, but to me? Homemade butter = big deal.”
Me too!

I LOVE homemade butter, so that would be the first thing I would make. I also have SO many wonderful sounding smoothie recipes, I’d have to work my way through them next! (thanks for such an awesome give-away!)

Homemade butter is a very big deal to me too! I used my blender to make even my face cream….and evrything from smoothies to puréed foods for the babies.
Thanks for chance to win this one, it looks amazing.

If I won, I think I’d have to make a smoothie first, with frozen strawberries and bananas and almond milk and my MoCafe Madagascar Vanilla Smoothie Mix. I’ve burnt up 3 blenders already making smoothies, so that’s the test. 🙂

I don’t know anyone who uses a blender as much as I do…between smoothies and homemade frozen yogurt dog ice creams. Plus I use it as my food processor too. Honestly the dogs would probably get their treats 1st. LOL

FOR REAL!?!?!? This is so cool! I have always kind of known that is you beat cream too long it would turn into butter, but i never really thought of making my own. I love this idea! Way cool! Thank you for sharing!

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